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捏造

niē zào · nie zao

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Meaning

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  1. to make up
  2. to fabricate
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Singing in the park?

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)听说(tīngshuō)你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)唱歌(chànggē)了(le)？

    I heard you sang in the park yesterday?

  2. Dengdeng

    谁(shéi)说(shuō)的(de)？这(zhè)是(shì)捏造(niēzào)的(de)！我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)在家(zàijiā)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Who said that? That's made up! I was asleep at home yesterday.

  3. Liangliang

    小王(xiǎowáng)说(shuō)的(de)，他(tā)说(shuō)你(nǐ)唱(chàng)得(de)特别(tèbié)好(hǎo)。

    Xiao Wang said it. He said you sang especially well.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)他(tā)是(shì)捏造(niēzào)的(de)，我(wǒ)唱歌(chànggē)很(hěn)难听(nántīng)！

    Then he made it up. My singing sounds terrible!

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)你(nǐ)可能(kěnéng)是(shì)在(zài)梦里(mènglǐ)唱(chàng)的(de)！

    Haha, then maybe you sang in your dream!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)捏(niē)造(zào)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)故(gù)事(shì)来(lái)逃(táo)避(bì)责(zé)任(rèn)。

He fabricated a story to evade responsibility.

02

警(jǐng)方(fāng)发(fā)现(xiàn)证(zhèng)据(jù)是(shì)捏(niē)造(zào)的(de)。

The police found that the evidence was fabricated.

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